Develop Some of These Healthy Habits for Getting a Good Night's Sleep

EIGHTS, N.Y. — Sarah Bernhardt slept in a coffin. King Louis XIV liked sleeping in a freshly made bed and had 413 to choose from. Charles Dickens carried a pocket compass to ensure his bed was precisely aligned due north and south.

"Most of us have some sleep inducing habits--though probably not as bizarre," says Dr. Jerrold Maxmen, an associate professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons and author of the book "A Good Night's Sleep."